Seed display rack



Dec. 6,-1938. w. H. FORD ET AL 2,139,009

SEED DISPLAY RACK Filed April 8, 1957 '25 mmmlm Patented Dec. 6, 1938 1UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SEED DISPLAY RACK Application April 8, 1937,Serial No. 135,688

2 Claims.

Our invention relates to display stands and has for its object toprovide a new and efficient seed display stand which will hold a varietyof different sized packages of seeds.

A further object is to provide a seed display stand which is made to bepacked away in a dismantled or knocked down state when not in use andwhich may be quickly and easily assembled when desired.

A still further object is to provide a seed display rack and stand whichis primarily for use of package display and which may be packed away ina small space without taking the seeds from the separate compartmentsand which may be reassembled again quickly and easily and in which thetop and bottom trays and shelves constitute part of the bracing of theassembled rack.

A still further object is to provide a new and attractive display standfor seed in which the ability to store and display seeds is combinedwith compactness making the greatest amount'of display in the leastamount of space.

These and other objects We accomplish with the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in which similar numerals and letters of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views and as described in thespecification forming a part of this application and pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawing in which we have shown our device,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rack with the central nesting andinterlocking trays removed.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one end of the rack with all of thetrays in place.

Figure 3 is a section transversely of the rack showing the nesting traysin position and how they look together.

In the drawing we have shown the entire rack as A, having ends 5 and 6made identical in size and form but, each having tray support brackets 1secured on the inner sides of said ends. Each end is provided withcastors 9 and I set on blocks H at the bottom side thereof to provideease of moving the entire rack.

The trays consist of a top support tray l2 and a large bottom supporttray l3 with the bottom tray made of greater size to carry largerpackages of seeds. Each of these trays rest upon the brackets l and eachtray is provided with bolts 15 and IS in each end thereof to secure thetrays l2 and I3 to the ends and 6 by passing the bolts through suitableholes in the ends.

Each bolt carries a thumb or wing nut screw 16 by which the entire rackis held together. As an additional support and brace for the entire rackwe provide a tie rod l8 extending from end to end and secured by a thumbscrew or wing-nut ll holding the back side of the ends 5 and 6 properlysecured and a shelf 20 is carried on brackets 2| at each end above thetie rod l8 holding the shelf in place when the wing-nuts are tightened.Between the trays l2 and 13 we provide the additional interlocking seedtrays, three being shown in this case. The trays 22, 23 and 24 areinterlocking trays and the lower tray 24 must be placed in the rackfirst. Then the tray 23 is placed in the rack and last the tray 22 isplaced in the rack making the rack ready for use. Each of the traysrests partly upon the next tray thereunder, the reason being to providegreater seed space with less waste space therebetween. The lower tray 24is made with a bottom 25, front side 26, and back side 21, with the backside slightly wider than the front side and the top side on a level withthe bottom of the next tray 23.

The partition 28 dividing the trays into separate compartments is madehigher at the back side 29 than the back of the tray. The trays 22 and23 are identical with that of the tray 24 but the tray 22 is made to beinserted last.

When taking the display down the tray 22 must first be removed. Then thetray 23 is removed and last the tray 24 is raised from the rack. Theneach end is removed from the tie rod and from the ends of the two traysl2 and I3 and the entire rack is dismantled ready for shipping orstorage.

Having thus described our invention we desire to secure by LettersPatent and claim:

1. In a display stand and seed package holding device, the combinationof ends carrying support brackets in step-like relation on the innerside of each end; partitioned support trays. carrying stub bolts in eachend thereof to pass through aligned holes in said ends to support theends and make a solid stand; and interlocking partitioned trayssupported one upon the other and on the brackets to fill the spacebetween the two support trays and complete the stand.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of end pieces; anupper and a lower tray fitting between said end pieces to form theframework and support of the entire device; brackets mounted to each endpiece on which trays may be supported; and interlocking individual trayseach tray having the back a short distance higher than the front withthe front of each succeeding ascending tray resting upon the top of theback of each lower tray to lock them together; and a tie bolt passedfrom end to end to draw the ends inwardly onto the trays locking theentire device rigid.

WESLEY H. FORD. LESTER G. WALTON.

